The collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine one year ago was so extensive, federal officials found no other mining disaster in the past 50 years to compare to it. ...more

August 7, 2008

Crippled by millions of dollars in bad loans, First Priority Bank was seized and closed Friday by banking regulators. ...more

August 2, 2008

We criticize Tampa Bay Water, the Clearwater-based regional drinking water utility to which Pasco County and New Port Richey belong, when it has problems. So we thought we'd point out an area in which it is headed in the right direction. ...more

July 30, 2008

In recent days, considerable attention has been given to the licensing of mortgage brokers in the state of Florida. This was prompted by an article appearing in the Miami Herald which implied that the Office of Financial Regulation has been lax in its issuance of mortgage brokers' licenses. Nothing could be further from the truth. Our office takes licensing very seriously. In fact, nearly 30 percent of all mortgage broker applications are not approved. Our office has procedures in place that allow for checks and balances which require each application to undergo a thorough review, insuring that all state requirements are adhered to in the issuance of the license. ...more

July 29, 2008

Customers of two banks closed by federal regulators were assured that every penny of their money was protected, preventing lines of angry accountholders from forming Saturday. ...more

July 27, 2008

Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio operators Friday, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street. ...more

July 26, 2008

MIAMI (AP) - The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. ...more

July 25, 2008

The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged his office did not follow a screening law but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. ...more

July 25, 2008

The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. ...more

July 24, 2008

Diane Klein wasn't sure what she would trust more to hold her money - IndyMac Bank or a hole in her backyard. ...more

July 17, 2008